There are 23 new community cases, all of which are in Auckland.

Without much fanfare, the Ministry of Health has started giving daily updates on a concerning new feature of the Delta outbreak.

The 75-year-old died a few hours after the crash on Saturday evening.

Te Ariki Poulgrain has been arrested after escaping from custody on June 30.

Many homes will be without power for a second night as contractors struggle to fix all the downed powerlines from Friday's storm.

A call to Wellingtonians with coins to spare – grab a coffee on your morning walk, meet a friend for an inner-city brunch, or do a family dinner on Courtney Pl.

One truck fire and arson charge later, Wellington Hospital's new negative pressure room units have arrived.

A young man who underwent four years of conversion therapy has reunited with an elder of the church who practised it to foster dignity for the LGBT+ community.

A motorcyclist was found dead in the Coromandel after their bike left the road on Friday night.

First responders honoured their fallen comrades on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Māngere church members at the centre of New Zealand's largest Covid cluster have grown closer as they fight the virus, and criticism, together.

A video showed Wiles and another woman at beach they had cycled to, sitting on the sand and talking before the friend goes into the water.

A Hawke's Bay player has won a cool 1 million.

Three people who presented to Middlemore Hospital in recent days have tested positive for Covid-19, Ministry of Health confirms.

Police are working to identify the woman and find out how she died, after her body was found at a non-residential property in south Auckland.

Police expect State Highway 2 to be closed at Māoribank, Upper Hutt until at least 9pm.

Robyn Duncan says it's luck her partner survived a viscious attack allegedly carried out by three teens.

The nurses' union says the policy should be in line with other Auckland hospitals, and that it's putting staff at risk.

Police say the crash happened shortly after 1pm, and the road has now reopened.

Judith Collins called her a 'big, fat hypocrite'. Some members of the public have responded by giving money to microbiologist's research fund.